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1 or more/day | 1 or more/week | 1 or more/month | 1 or more/year | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 16,669 | 5,770 | 34.2 | 33.2-35.2 | 6,109 | 39.4 | 38.4-40.5 | 2,143 | 12.7 | 12.0-13.4 | 317 | 1.6 | 1.4- 1.9 | 2,330 | 12.1 | 11.4-12.7 |
-Piedmont NC | 9,357 | 3,197 | 33.7 | 32.4-35.0 | 3,453 | 40.2 | 38.9-41.7 | 1,201 | 12.6 | 11.7-13.6 | 202 | 1.8 | 1.5- 2.1 | 1,304 | 11.7 | 10.9-12.5 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 3,401 | 1,186 | 34.2 | 32.1-36.5 | 1,385 | 43.9 | 41.6-46.2 | 412 | 11.6 | 10.3-13.1 | 68 | 1.8 | 1.3- 2.3 | 350 | 8.6 | 7.5- 9.8 |
Female | 5,956 | 2,011 | 33.2 | 31.7-34.7 | 2,068 | 36.8 | 35.1-38.4 | 789 | 13.6 | 12.5-14.8 | 134 | 1.8 | 1.5- 2.2 | 954 | 14.7 | 13.6-15.9 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 7,266 | 2,414 | 32.8 | 31.3-34.3 | 2,602 | 38.3 | 36.8-39.9 | 983 | 14.0 | 12.9-15.1 | 183 | 2.2 | 1.9- 2.7 | 1,084 | 12.7 | 11.8-13.7 |
African American | 1,514 | 589 | 39.5 | 36.0-43.0 | 564 | 39.1 | 35.7-42.6 | 176 | 11.3 | 9.3-13.5 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.1 | 171 | 9.6 | 7.9-11.7 |
Other Minorities | 538 | 176 | 29.7 | 24.9-35.1 | 275 | 57.2 | 51.5-62.7 | 37 | 4.6 | 3.1- 6.9 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.4 | 45 | 7.9 | 5.6-11.0 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 549 | 185 | 31.3 | 26.4-36.8 | 296 | 58.7 | 53.0-64.1 | 24 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.2 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 | 41 | 6.5 | 4.6- 9.3 |
Non-Hispanic | 8,802 | 3,008 | 33.9 | 32.6-35.3 | 3,156 | 38.2 | 36.8-39.6 | 1,177 | 13.7 | 12.7-14.7 | 199 | 1.9 | 1.6- 2.3 | 1,262 | 12.3 | 11.4-13.1 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 425 | 150 | 36.4 | 30.7-42.6 | 193 | 45.9 | 39.9-52.1 | 49 | 11.1 | 7.8-15.7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.8 | 31 | 6.0 | 4.0- 9.0 |
25-34 | 1,325 | 416 | 32.1 | 29.0-35.3 | 562 | 43.4 | 40.1-46.8 | 168 | 11.6 | 9.7-13.9 | 25 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 | 154 | 11.4 | 9.4-13.8 |
35-44 | 1,842 | 516 | 29.2 | 26.7-31.9 | 782 | 43.9 | 41.0-46.7 | 276 | 13.8 | 12.1-15.7 | 38 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.6 | 230 | 11.4 | 9.8-13.2 |
45-54 | 1,796 | 499 | 27.9 | 25.4-30.6 | 720 | 41.5 | 38.7-44.4 | 283 | 16.3 | 14.2-18.5 | 49 | 2.7 | 1.9- 3.8 | 245 | 11.6 | 10.0-13.4 |
55-64 | 1,672 | 539 | 32.4 | 29.8-35.2 | 571 | 36.4 | 33.6-39.3 | 228 | 12.8 | 11.1-14.8 | 45 | 2.2 | 1.6- 3.1 | 289 | 16.1 | 14.0-18.4 |
65-74 | 1,247 | 495 | 40.6 | 37.4-43.9 | 386 | 32.5 | 29.4-35.8 | 131 | 10.7 | 8.8-13.0 | 30 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.6 | 205 | 14.4 | 12.3-16.7 |
75+ | 1,005 | 569 | 56.3 | 52.5-60.0 | 219 | 22.6 | 19.6-26.0 | 61 | 7.0 | 5.3- 9.4 | 13 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.2 | 143 | 12.4 | 10.2-14.8 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,434 | 518 | 34.1 | 30.3-38.1 | 514 | 43.5 | 39.4-47.7 | 141 | 8.2 | 6.5-10.4 | 24 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.5 | 237 | 12.8 | 10.6-15.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,649 | 882 | 33.6 | 31.1-36.2 | 921 | 36.5 | 33.9-39.1 | 345 | 13.3 | 11.6-15.2 | 70 | 2.0 | 1.5- 2.6 | 431 | 14.7 | 13.0-16.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,235 | 736 | 32.6 | 29.9-35.4 | 875 | 42.1 | 39.2-45.0 | 288 | 12.5 | 10.6-14.6 | 51 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.8 | 285 | 10.9 | 9.4-12.6 |
College Graduate | 3,023 | 1,053 | 34.3 | 32.1-36.4 | 1,138 | 40.4 | 38.2-42.7 | 427 | 14.4 | 12.9-16.1 | 57 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.2 | 348 | 9.2 | 8.1-10.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 1,000 | 385 | 37.2 | 32.9-41.7 | 321 | 37.2 | 32.7-41.9 | 93 | 9.0 | 6.6-12.2 | 23 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 | 178 | 15.0 | 12.3-18.1 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,577 | 572 | 35.7 | 32.2-39.4 | 601 | 42.4 | 38.6-46.3 | 171 | 9.5 | 7.7-11.7 | 34 | 1.8 | 1.1- 3.0 | 199 | 10.5 | 8.5-12.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,100 | 379 | 36.4 | 32.5-40.4 | 368 | 35.3 | 31.5-39.4 | 162 | 14.0 | 11.4-17.2 | 27 | 1.9 | 1.2- 2.9 | 164 | 12.4 | 10.2-15.0 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,238 | 390 | 31.2 | 27.6-35.0 | 451 | 39.7 | 36.0-43.4 | 196 | 15.2 | 12.7-18.0 | 29 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.4 | 172 | 11.8 | 9.9-14.1 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,286 | 393 | 30.2 | 27.0-33.5 | 520 | 41.7 | 38.2-45.3 | 181 | 14.7 | 12.3-17.5 | 30 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.6 | 162 | 11.0 | 9.1-13.3 |
$75,000+ | 1,770 | 555 | 31.0 | 28.4-33.7 | 716 | 43.0 | 40.2-45.9 | 270 | 15.3 | 13.4-17.5 | 31 | 1.3 | 0.9- 1.9 | 198 | 9.4 | 8.0-11.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 2,744 | 944 | 34.3 | 31.8-36.8 | 923 | 37.2 | 34.8-39.8 | 348 | 12.3 | 10.8-14.0 | 77 | 2.3 | 1.8- 3.0 | 452 | 13.9 | 12.2-15.7 |
No | 6,414 | 2,175 | 33.1 | 31.6-34.7 | 2,457 | 41.4 | 39.8-43.1 | 832 | 12.9 | 11.8-14.0 | 125 | 1.6 | 1.3- 2.0 | 825 | 10.9 | 10.0-11.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,112 | 436 | 38.2 | 34.5-42.0 | 406 | 38.1 | 34.4-42.0 | 121 | 11.9 | 9.3-15.0 | 20 | 1.8 | 1.1- 3.0 | 129 | 10.0 | 8.0-12.3 |
Non-Veteran | 8,241 | 2,759 | 33.1 | 31.7-34.6 | 3,047 | 40.5 | 39.0-42.1 | 1,079 | 12.7 | 11.8-13.7 | 182 | 1.8 | 1.5- 2.1 | 1,174 | 11.9 | 11.0-12.8 |
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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.
** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
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